"The cab driver jumped out of the car, his eyes open just in total shock," said John Neri, a construction worker who witnessed the crash. "I think he wanted to help, but he was just standing over her not saying a word. I don't think he knew what to do."

Neri added that others stopped to help the victim.

"A nurse came by and said she had to be turned on her side, that she was choking on her own blood," Neri said. "Everybody wanted to help. It really looked bad."

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